By The Canadian Press

Ghomeshi Sex Assault Case Expected to End Today with Peace Bond, Apology

May 11, 2016 | 7:10 AM

TORONTO — Jian Ghomeshi is expected to return to a Toronto courtroom today to face another woman who has accused him of sexual assault.

However, a source has said the case is expected to end with the former CBC radio star apologizing and signing a peace bond. In return, the criminal charge will be withdrawn.

The source insisted on anonymity given the sensitivity of the matter and the fact that it is still before the courts.

Ghomeshi, 48, was charged one year ago in relation to an incident against a former CBC employee, whose identity is protected by a publication ban.

In March, he was acquitted on sexual assault and choking charges related to three other complainants.

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Ghomeshi has insisted he did nothing wrong and pleaded not guilty.

He had been expected to stand trial next month on a single charge of sexual assault related to an incident alleged to have occurred at the CBC in 2008.

No one involved in the case would discuss it publicly.

On Tuesday, the Ministry of the Attorney General announced the hearing in Ontario court of justice before Judge Timothy Lipson.

A peace bond or recognizance, most commonly used in cases of domestic assaults, is a Criminal Code provision that allows authorities to impose conditions on someone and in which they promise to be of good behaviour.

The summary sexual assault charge Ghomeshi faces carries a maximum of 10 years behind bars on conviction.

In November 2014, former CBC employee Roberto Veri said publicly he had seen the behaviour that formed the subject of the charge.

“She was leaning over her desk working. He came up behind her and humped her. He drove his pelvis into her buttocks and a big smile on his face,” Veri told the Canadaland website.

“These things happened so quickly. I didn’t know how the person reacted at the time. I didn’t do anything.”

In March, the former host of the CBC radio show “Q” was acquitted of sexual assault and choking charges related to incidents alleged to have occurred in 2002 and 2003.

In finding Ghomeshi not guilty, Judge William Horkins said he simply did not believe that the three complainants, who all had some kind of romantic encounters with the accused, were credible — sparking raucous protests outside the court from women activists decrying how the justice system treats sexual assault complainants.

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